Although Zhuge Liang did not say it clearly, Li Li still heard that he was not enthusiastic about treating Kebineng, or that he did not intend to treat Kebineng, and was ready to let him die.

"Save him, he is useful to us now." After a pause, Li Li turned his head and looked at the west forest in the night, and explained softly: "After this battle, all the elites of the Kebineng tribe were lost and no longer ambition, but his prestige in the Xianbei tribe cannot be ignored, with great energy and great appeal. This is exactly what we need. After this battle, there were no more soldiers available in the Wuhuan tribe. More than 70% of the men in its tribe died one after another, and the rest were all old, weak, women and children, which was no longer afraid.

After the Wuhuan was defeated, the next step was to subdue the Xianbei tribes. Our army could completely defeat the troops without fighting, and to conquer the Xianbei tribes without bloodshed. This task would fall on Ke Bineng.

In addition, the leader of the Xianbei in the western region, Budugen is kind to me, which means that he can use it for me and is a target that can be won over. If both Kebi Neng and Budugen can use it for me, then it is no problem to surrender the Xianbei tribe and it is within easy reach." As he spoke, a meaningful smile appeared on Li Li's face.

Zhuge Liang immediately understood and said thoughtfully: "It has been confirmed that Ke Bineng is the initiator of the bloody battle in Bailang Mountain, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the culprit. During this battle, the coalition forces dominated by Wuhuan suffered as many as 120,000 casualties. If the barbarian army suffered casualties in the Battle of Lulongsai, more than 80% of the adult males in the Wuhuan tribe have been killed in battle.

Nowadays, in addition to the thousands of Wuhuan defenders who guarded Liucheng and more than 30,000 fleeing barbarians, the strong men of Wuhuan are almost dead. Because of this, I am worried that the Wuhuan people will feel resentful to the lord. If they are not appeased, it may be detrimental to the long-term stability of Youzhou. Therefore, I am suggesting that the truth of the Battle of Bailang Mountain be made public, and then kill Ke Bi Neng to calm the anger of the public, and use this to appease the Wuhuan tribes. I wonder what the lord wants?"

It goes without saying that Zhuge Liang did not agree with Li Li's argument and tried to use Ke Bineng's life to resolve the hatred of the Wuhuan people and quell the dispute. This was the usual method of the Han people in the past to suppress the barbarians, and to suppress and pacify the barbarians. They took a two-pronged approach to finally maintaining the stability of the border counties and calming the people.

This method itself is not wrong. Rulers of all dynasties have done this. Not only is this the case when fighting against foreign countries. Even if they are suppressed internally, they will slap them and comfort them while extermination. The big things are turned into small things. In the end, the matter is calm and everyone is happy. Who can say that this method is wrong? After all, this is the most practical and effective method obtained by the sages after repeated practice. How can you allow others to slander them wantonly?

What's more, Li Li also knew that rulers of all generations had two-way standards in suppressing internal rebellions and fighting foreign wars. They were often very cruel and harsh in suppressing internal rebellions, and were resolutely wiped out unless they were forced. However, they seemed very weak in fighting abroad. It was best not to fight. It was just to lose some gold, silver and fine gold and beautiful singers; as long as they could make peace, they would never start a war. Even if they were humble, they would be willing to cede land and compensate. In order to quell the disaster of war, things like turning wars into jade and silk are emerging one after another, which is not uncommon.

Perhaps, "turning swords into jade and silk" is the diplomatic method of the Han people against foreign countries and the true portrayal of ancient diplomatic affairs. After all, things that can be done with money, brocades and beautiful women are not called trouble. People today have this idea, let alone the ancients. The wisdom of the ancients is not inferior to that of the modern people, and it is even more than that of them. No wonder they can come up with diplomatic means of "turning swords into jade and silk" to calm things down. (One of my own words is for reference only, so there is no need to be serious.)

Is it wrong to turn swords into jade? Of course, that's right. It has been used since ancient times. It's better to have less than more things. Be patient and calm for a while. How can you make mistakes?

But Li Li disdains to do it, and there is no need to calm down others. This is the style that strong people should have, they are strong and domineering.

For him, there was never a so-called so-called silence, and the like, turning war into jade and silk would not happen to him. Unless he was the one who accepted jade and silk, he would be exempted from talking about it.

In dealing with the aftermath of the Wuhuan tribe, Zhuge Liang's strategy of appeasement was understandable, but his starting point was wrong, or the mercy of Confucian scholars in his bones began to spread again. He mistakenly regarded the barbarians on the same level as the Han people, and mistakenly regarded external wars as an internal suppression, and was overwhelmed with mercy and sympathy, thus forcing a war for the winner to become a war of peace and peaceful coexistence. It is really a slight mistake, and the caring was put before the horse, and the mercy and tolerance were used in the wrong place. This move is not an exaggeration to say that it is pedantic.

Of course, this is also the reason why Zhuge Liang followed Li Li to fight outside the border for the first time. If Guo Jia and Jia Xu had gone with the army, they would definitely not raise such almost childish questions, because they were well aware of Li Li's methods and strategies for treating the surrounding barbarian tribes. The previous barbarian tribes such as the Qiang, Hu, Yuezhi and Southern Xiongnu had clearly expressed Li Li's own attitude.

However, Zhuge Liang followed Li Li for a short time and was still relatively conservative in dealing with foreign barbarians. He still advocated the strategy of suppressing and pacifying, based on war, and then applied comfort, so that the border troubles could be pacified.

This method itself is not wrong. The Han Dynasty has been like this for four hundred years since its founding, and it has been tried and done. However, the difference from the past is that Li Li personally led a large army to completely eliminate the vital forces of the Wuhuan tribe, and even the Xianbei tribe had suffered heavy damage. If it is not further conquered and merged them completely, and adopted pacification measures, it is undoubtedly a waste of the roots and the ends and the pedantic slander. Missing today, once the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes recover, they will definitely cause disaster to the border counties again in the future, and will even raising tigers to retaliate, and eventually retaliate against the Han Dynasty.

After a while of silence, Li Li was not angry at Zhuge Liang's suggestion and said calmly: "Kongming may have misunderstood what I mean. I have never said that I should appease the Wuhuan people, and the Wuhuan people do not need to be appeased, and there is no need to be appeased. For them, they have been plundering the border counties of the Han Dynasty for many years and have been mentally prepared to be defeated and killed. At this point, they are more aware than me, Han people and never have luck; because they have long been used to burning, killing, and naturally they are often robbed and killed by others."

"Huh?" Zhuge Liang's expression changed when he heard the sound. He pondered in surprise. He mistakenly thought that he had heard it wrong. He whispered uncertainly: "My lord said that the Wuhuan people do not need comfort, and there is no need to comfort. I don't know what this means? Should the lord really kill all the people and kill them to kill them and destroy their clans?" Zhuge Liang's tone was not kind, his expression was melancholy, and he was quite stubborn.

Li Li said calmly: "In the battle of Lu Longsai and the bloody battle of Bailang Mountain in front of him, there were as many as 300,000 soldiers of the two armies who died in these two battles. How can they kill again? God still has the virtue of life, let alone people? Therefore, the killing ends here, and try to avoid unnecessary casualties from the possible future. Apart from the necessary deterrence means, you should not kill arbitrarily." Li Li avoided the important and did not answer Zhuge Liang's questions positively, but promised not to kill again finally made a big rock pressing on Zhuge Liang's heart fall to the ground, and his face couldn't help but relax.

After relaxing his mind, Zhuge Liang felt a sense of thought and finally remembered the previous placement of the barbarian tribes around Xiliang.

After many years, there were no so-called barbarian tribes in Xiliang. All the barbarian tribes surrendered to Li Li were scattered and placed in the four prefectures and counties under Li Li. On average, each county and county placed two or three thousand people, and hundreds of thousands of barbarian tribes were dispersed and digested to completely integrate them into the Han people. They were unified in the book and registered, and sent special personnel to strictly supervise. In a few years, there was no more barbarians in Xiliang, and they were all ordinary people.

After a sudden change of mind, Zhuge Liang suddenly realized and finally knew the true meaning of what Li Li said without comfort. It turned out that the purpose of Li Li personally led a large army to conquer the surrounding barbarians, rather than simply pacifying the border troubles. Since it was conquest, there was no need for comfort. The so-called conquest means completely occupying the barbarian territory, occupying the grassland, conquering its tribes, conquering its weapons, weapons, war horses, tents, cattle, sheep, livestock, and money, all of which were conquered.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang felt ashamed and felt ashamed. Compared with Li Li's broad mind that tolerate the world, Zhuge Kongming claimed to be extraordinary and intelligent, but he was far inferior to his lord Li Li in terms of vision and long-term strategy, and did not have the courage and courage that Li Li had to swallow the mountains and rivers, and had insurmountable limitations on some issues.

He only cares about immediate interests, but loses his long-term strategic vision. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is short-sighted. This is also a common problem for all Confucian scholars nowadays. When he is strong, he takes the high posture of a meaningless winner, raises it high and lets it go gently, be too kind to seek fame; when he is weak, he regrets it and groans in pain under the iron hoof of a barbarian.

In comparison, what Li Li pursued was a profound summary of the great men of later generations: "It is better to pursue the enemy with the remaining courage, and not to seek fame and learn from the overlords." Take action when it is time to take action, never tolerate it, and never miss the opportunity, so as not to regret it for life in the future.

Whether it is cruel or violent, Li Li never cared about such false reputations. What he wanted was real war benefits. Otherwise, more than 100,000 soldiers under his command would be meaningless in the battle, which was equivalent to unnecessary casualties. However, as long as the enemy was completely conquered, occupied his territory, confiscated his tribe and all his property, the blood of the Han army soldiers was not in vain, and after the war he was able to provide mercy on their parents, wives and children, and they would not be in vain for their heroic battles on the battlefield.

This is Li Li of Xiliang. He is as famous as his name, and values ​​real profit but not false reputation. It is precisely because of his commander who is so compassionate to his subordinates that the soldiers of Xiliang under him are brave and good at fighting, moving forward bravely, not afraid of life and death, and following him without regrets.

Why do you need to bury your bones? Where can you not have green mountains in your life?

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